Massage Therapist (MT)

Employer

Mcknight Village Physiotherapy Clinic

Languages

English

Education

Other trades certificate or diploma

Work setting

Health care institution, facility or clinic

Tasks

• Consult with other health care professionals when developing treatment plans for clients
• Administer massage techniques through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations
• Apply finger and hand pressure to specific points of the body
• Assess clients by conducting range of motion and muscle tests and propose treatment plans
• Explain procedures, risks and benefits to clients
• Maintain records of treatments given
• Massage and knead muscles and soft tissues of the body
• Suggest home care instructions and provide information about techniques

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

Certification by a provincial or territorial association for massage therapists

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Do you have experience working in this field?
• Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

Early morning

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

Employment terms options

• Evening
• Shift
• Morning
• Night
• Day
• Weekend

Other benefits

• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
• Parking available

Support for persons with disabilities

• Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.)
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for persons with disabilities
• Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
• Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Veterans

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Provides staff with awareness training to create a welcoming work environment for mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
• Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities